Polinices lacteus

Polinices lacteus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Polinices lacteus
Polinices lacteus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Subfamily:
Polinicinae
Genus:
Polinices
Species:
P. lacteus
Binomial name
Polinices lacteus
(Guilding, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Natica candidissima Récluz, 1851
  • Natica caribaea Philippi, 1851
  • Natica lactea (Guilding, 1834)
  • Natica ochrostoma Récluz, 1850
  • Natica pfeifferi Philippi, 1851
  • Natica porcelana d'Orbigny, 1840
  • Natica puella Philippi, 1852
  • Natica rodatzii Philippi, 1851 (junior synonym)
  • Natica sanctivincentii Brooks, 1933
  • Naticina lactea Guilding, 1834 (original combination)
  • Polinices porcelanus (d'Orbigny, 1840)
  • Polynices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)

Distribution

Polinices lacteus specimens have been found throughout the southern Atlantic coastlines. This includes the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Canary Islands, the Angolan coast, and the Cape Verde island chain. The species has also been spotted on almost the entirety of the South American coast, plus the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[3]

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References
  1. Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224824
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Brooks S.T. 1933. Natica sancti-vincentii, sp. nov. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 21: 413
  • MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
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